COVID-19 Basics
COVID-19, an illness caused by SARS-CoV-2, can spread easily from person to person. Current federal guidelines recommend that you wash your hands often, avoid close contact, cover your nose and mouth with a mask when indoors or around large groups of people, and get a COVID-19 vaccine when it’s available to you.
If you have symptoms of COVID-19, get tested and be sure to call your health care provider for medical advice.

COVID-19 variants like Delta, Gamma, and Lambda develop when SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 virus, spreads from person to person and makes copies of itself.

COVID-19 tests and vaccines are free to anyone who needs them through a federal program.

Anyone, including children, can spread SARS-CoV-2, even when they have only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all — and especially if they have not received a COVID-19 vaccine.
Resources
You can make a big impact in the fight against COVID-19 by sharing factual and trustworthy information in your community and networks. Copy the links or download the resources below to help spread accurate information.


Juntos sí podemos con Tenoch Huerta y Dr. Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable
- Source: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
- File Info: (43:11:00)

Seis preguntas (y respuestas) sobre las variantes de COVID-19
- Source: NIH Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL)
- File Info: PDF (210KB)

Adaptar la información basada en hechos a las necesidades de las comunidades
- Source: NIH CEAL Communication Work Group
- File Info: PDF (5.85MB)

Adapting Fact-Based Information to the Needs of Communities: A Guide
- Source: NIH CEAL Communication Work Group
- File Info: PDF (696KB)

Adaptar la información basada en hechos a las necesidades de las comunidades
- Source: NIH CEAL Communication Work Group
- File Info: PDF (5.85MB)

Cómo lidiar con información errónea acerca de COVID-19
- Source: NIH CEAL Communication Work Group
- File Info: (906KB)
Social Media Messages
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